Hypercorrection as a Symptom of Language Change

Majorcan Catalan Standard Pronunciation

Bibliographic Data

ID5900098
AuthorsNicolau Dols (0000-0002-8652-9313, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume7
Issue1
Pages57
Publication date2022-03-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguages (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/languages7010057
OpenAlexW4214936118
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

The mutual influence between dialects and standard language in terms of upward or downward convergence, the creation of a diaglossic repertoire, and a typology of relations dialects/standard is of utmost importance for the analysis of language evolution. Majorcan Catalan is an eastern Catalan dialect, traditionally considered as archaic. Data from television programs show a tendency to adapt pronunciation to a standard mainly based on central Catalan dialects, even disregarding concessions granted by the prescriptive grammar. This article is focused on the causes of this centripetal movement and on the function either accelerating or decelerating of (para)prescriptive works in the process. Data from an annotated oral corpus (Corpus Oral de la Llengua Catalana) are used. The results are consistent with a centripetal movement in the construction of the standard Catalan as used in formal registers in the Balearic Islands. A proposal is made for the interpretation of the relevant data as evidence of an evolution from a gliding access to standard to a shifting access

Catalan · Geography · Grammar · Language change · Linguistics · Pronunciation · Standard language · Computer Science · Gender Studies in Language · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies

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